Your question's not that easy to answer!! All depends on what you like or dislike...

South pro's:Higher density of gameMany camps to choose fromIf you like birding Biyamiti area is goodNice picnic spots like Nkhulu, Afsaal, Mlondozi, Lake PanicBig5 area around SataraGreat camps in Olifants, Lower Sabie, Balule

South Con'sHigher trafficBusier campsBush can be very lush (probably not as bad in August)

North pro's:Wide open spaces - easier to spot gameRare species like Lichtenstein, Eland etc.Birding around PafuriNice loops in Luvuvhu, Red Rocks, Mahonie Peace and quiet - roads not so busy, camps quietExcellent dams - Engelhardt, Sable and KanniedoodViewpoints like TshangaCamps like Shingwedzi, Punda and Letaba

North Con'sLong stretches without seeing anythingGenerally drier and hotter than the SouthSome people don't like the mopane veld (other than the Phalagatte)

Generally the South is the "fast food" that is Kruger... lots of tourists, lots of sightings, instant gratification.... whereas the North is the sit down meal - it might take a lot longer, there might be dull periods but the real connoisseur would say THAT is the REAL Kruger.

A good way to see Kruger is to do it from South to North IMO..Therefore aim to enter in the South gate at Phalaborwa and camp for a few days in the predator rich area around Tzendze and then go and sample a couple of the Bush camps like Shimuwini , Bateleur or Sirheni and end off at Punda Maria the Krugers best main camp giving access to Pafuri.. At the end exit either out of Punda gate or Pafuri gate and then you can truly say you have done Kruger the proper way

I have been going to the park for around 30 years and i am only 30 now

So i do know that north is by far the more real way to enjoy the park, was just very torn this time for some reason. But i have changed my bookings from Berg en dal and Croc bridge to the three northern camps in Shingwedzi for 2 nights, Punda Maria for 3 nights and last but not least Letaba for 2. It is in this area that my heart truely lies...

So now that i am more excited than a dung beetle in the middle of a buf parade, the count down begins

both the north... because of the extraordinary sceneries, with big trees, and almost no carthe south... because we have to go... more inhabited... with cars tooand what about the Tropic... a good compromise between both...

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eyeLe Petit Prince back home...

For me to be in Kruger is a blessing in itself but If I had to choose I would say I prefer the north more because it just has a different feel for me, less cars, very different scenery to down south and is better for birding in the summer.

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